in the shelter of the covered bridge – conjunction
March 1, 2015 ‘conjunction’ Jane Tims
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conjunction
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planets and moonlight whisper, scamper
into crevasses in the covered bridge
half-ton’s headlights enter
overwhelm the shadows
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chin velvet of Venus and Mars
sickle of mid-winter moon
truck lights startle a winter hare
erect on haunches, paw lifted
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frosted by sky-gaze, worshipping
the sliver of moon, dismayed
at desecration, round glare
of predator eyes
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fright to stop a heart
or flight to mobilize
hind-legs, straighten before
fore-legs turn
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and long ear shadows
quit the length of the bridge
ahead of whiskers, nose
and rabbit wisdom
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Copyright 2015 Jane Tims
nichepoetryandprose 
completely delightful – thank you Jane for sharing
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julieanne58
March 2, 2015 at 5:56 pm
Hi. Thanks. Lots of ideas woven together for this poem! Jane
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jane tims
March 2, 2015 at 8:10 pm
beautiful image and words
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kiwiskan
March 2, 2015 at 4:10 pm
Hi Maureen. Thanks! Jane
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jane tims
March 2, 2015 at 5:08 pm
I love the images, especially those of the last verse, and the chin velvet of Venus and Mars and sickle of mid-winter moon. Love the sounds in the poem when read aloud, too. Thanks for sharing your drawing and poetry. They always make my day.
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Carol Steel
March 2, 2015 at 8:22 am
Hi Carol. Glad you like the poem. The experience was real … Last week we startled a rabbit in the covered bridge. Oddly, with all the snow, he was mostly brown. I can still see the shadow of those long ears staying ahead of him as he ran out of the bridge. Thanks! Jane
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jane tims
March 2, 2015 at 9:44 am